Pros and Cons

In the text written by August Wilhelm Von Schlegel, the Hamlet character is deeply criticized. He starts off by praising Hamlet, saying he is "of a highly cultivated mind, a prince of royal manners, endowed with the finest sense of propriety..." and simply stating all of the characters good features, which I would have to agree with. The text takes a turn when Von Schlegel critiques Hamlet's hypocrisy with himself, and states the characters thoughts as he believing he has "but one part wisdom and ever three parts coward. I would agree with the author when he says that Hamlet is to hard on himself, but maybe he is that way because he is such a thoughtful person. Perhaps every decision Hamlet makes, if any, is based on a thorough chain of thoughts. One of the characters main issues is that he has no firm believe either in himself or in anything at all, maybe as a result of his deep thoughts, ultimately ending in his proclaimed loss of sanity.